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10 October 2022
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GDP
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Value of all final goods and services produces within a country in a given period of time.
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Inflation rate
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Percentage change in the price level from one period to another.
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In the base year, GDP deflator is always...
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100
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Changes in nominal GDP reflect...
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both changes in prices and changes in the amounts being produced.
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Changes in real GDP reflect...
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only changes in the amounts being produced.
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Real GDP
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When studying the changes in the economy over time, economist want a measure of the total quantity of goods and services the economy is producing that is not affected by changes in the prices of those goods and services. In other words, economists want to study...
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If net exports is a negative number for a particular year, then...
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The value of foreign goods purchased exceeded the value of goods sold to foreigners during the year.
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Transfer payments are...
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Not included in GDP because they are not payments for currently produced goods or services.
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Consumption consists of spending by households on goods and services, with the exception of...
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Purchases of new houses
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For the purpose of calculating GDP, investment is spending on...
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Capital equipment, inventories, and structures, including household purchases of new housing .
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The consumption component of GDP includes spending on...
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durable goods, nondurable goods, and services.
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In order to include many different goods and services in a aggregate measure, GDP is computed using, primarily, ....
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Market prices.
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For an economy as a whole, income must equal expenditure because...
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Every dollar of spending by some buyer is a dollar of income for some seller.
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Income generated by a nation's domestic production...
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Is equal to it's domestic production.
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Expenditures on a nation's domestic production...
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Are equal to its domestic production